The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

In Hua Linlin and Ye Yi's sight, the dark stream of light got closer and closer to them, finally stopping beside them.

Then, the dark light dissipated, revealing the figures inside.

When the two of them finally saw the handsome, black-haired figure, Ye Yi was only stunned for a moment before she immediately realized, "Xiao You, you—you've recovered?"

It is common knowledge that Wu You used a life-consuming ability to resist the descent of the Thousand-Faced God. It was precisely because of this life-consuming ability that Wu You's hair turned snow-white and his appearance changed drastically.

But now, he looks exactly the same as before.

Wu You didn't rush to explain his current state, but nodded instead.

But at this moment, Hua Linlin, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned when she looked at Wu You, who had black hair and black eyes.

She was all too familiar with Wu You in this state.

Moreover, she had already understood what Director Ye meant by seeing Wu You!

Her gaze lingered on Wu You's face, and it took her a while to find her voice: "You—"

She paused as soon as she opened her mouth, as if to confirm that she was indeed seeing someone she knew.

"Wu You Ni—"

"Are you really back?"

Wu You turned his gaze to his old friend, whom he hadn't seen in a long time and who bore many marks of battle, nodded, and smiled: "You're back."

At this moment, Ye Yi also turned around, walked back to the door of the director's office, and pushed open the door: "Alright, don't stand outside anymore, come in and sit down to talk."

The two followed them into the office.

The door to the director's office closed behind them. Ye Yi walked in front and turned on the light.

The orange-red light from outside the window and the warm white ceiling light inside overlapped, spreading a soft halo on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

Ye Yi smoothly poured him a glass of water.

Wu You took the glass, sipped it, and then put it down.

Hua Linlin was clearly still a bit dazed by Wu You's arrival, sitting on the sofa with a somewhat dazed expression.

Ye Yi stood leaning against the edge of the desk, instead of going back to sit in the chair.

He scrutinized Wu You's appearance, from her hair color to her eyebrows and the contours of her jaw, then clicked his tongue twice, stroked his chin, and asked, "How long are you planning to stay this time?"

Wu You simply shook his head, his tone calm: "If there are no special circumstances, I won't leave again this time."

The words "I'm not leaving" immediately brought Hua Linlin back to normal, and her eyes turned sharply to Wu You, who was sitting on the other side.

He's not leaving? He's staying in Lanhe forever? Doesn't that mean I can see him every day?

Upon hearing Wu You's words, Ye Yi raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in her eyes: "You're not leaving?"

Wu You nodded slightly: "Yes, I should be based at the Yinhua Martial Arts Academy in the next city."

Ye Yi paused, her expression clearly showing confusion: "Silver Flower Martial Arts Academy?"

Wu You nodded again, a hint of a smile in his eyes, and said, "Director Ye, you haven't forgotten, have you? Don't I also have the title of honorary principal?"

Back then, it was Ye Yi who helped him arrange for Wu Jing to enter the Martial Arts University as the principal's family member when he became the honorary principal.

Hearing this, Ye Yi understood what Wu You was referring to. He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Alright, I was thinking that with you in Lanhe, I could focus on my cultivation."

Wu You waved his hand and replied naturally, "It's alright, even if I'm in Yinhua City, Director Ye can still focus on his cultivation."

Ye Yi was about to say, "That won't do. There's still some distance between the two cities, even if you—"

But soon, he keenly noticed another layer of meaning in Wu You's words. He narrowed his eyes, then tilted his head and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: "You little brat now—"

Ye Yi didn't finish his sentence, but Wu You already understood what he meant and quietly made a hand gesture from an angle that Hua Linlin couldn't see.

The gesture was small, and the movement of the fingers was controlled to a range that Ye Yi could only see clearly.

The reason why Wu You only told Ye Yi about the strength of his clone, but not Hua Linlin, was quite simple.

Ye Yi is the director of the Lanhe City Investigation Bureau. He often needs to adjust plans based on the specific capabilities of the torchbearers in order to make the best decisions, so it is necessary to tell him this.

However, if Hua Linlin were to know his current strength, it would only negatively impact their relationship.

He felt that their current friendship was good enough. Hua Linlin would only feel more pressured if she knew his strength, since he didn't want to hear any words like "adult" from her.

If that time really comes, there will probably be a sad, thick barrier between them, and he will lose one of his few friends.

Upon seeing Wu You's gesture, Ye Yi's pupils contracted rapidly, momentarily stunned.

That gesture meant exactly—thirteen!

In other words, Wu You was already a level thirteen ability user at this time!

To seize the young?

Even though Ye Yi knew that Wu You was incredibly talented, she had already overestimated his progress during this period!

But he still didn't expect that Wu You's strength would be so terrifying!

You should know that when he was still in Jiuli, the strongest combat power he had ever seen was only the tenth-level Wei Lao, who was stationed at the stronghold. In his understanding at the time, that level was close to the top of human combat power.

But now, this young man with a delicate face still bearing some immaturity has already reached a level that he never dared to even imagine! And in such a short time!

He then understood why Wu You had said that earlier.

Thirteenth-tier strength!

Unless something like the divine projections seen in the three southeastern provinces reappear, there's probably no one or no zombie in the real world who can stop him! Even if he focuses solely on cultivation and ignores everything else, Lanhe City won't encounter any problems!

A level thirteen strength is enough to crush everything!

Ye Yi remained silent for several seconds before walking over to Wu You and giving him a hard pat on the shoulder.

"You little rascal, I really don't know what to say to you!!!"

All I can say is—

"As expected of you!!!"

With Wu You around, not only Lanhe, but even the entire Xilin Province can be said to be safe and sound!

Of course, Wu You himself also planned to do so.

Although the zombie species in the real world and the shallow dark realm are weak and few, even a mosquito is still meat, and we can't waste it.

He had already decided that when he had free time, he would first carry out a thorough cleanup of the corpses in Lanhe and several nearby cities to earn some extra money!